353. Chapter 353 Qichun situation
The content of Cao Cao's secret letter to Sun Quan was finally made public two days ago, which caused an uproar in the military and political parties in Jiangdong. The military, led by Zhou Yu and Lu Su, firmly opposed the compromise with the Cao army. They believed that their lips were lost and their teeth were cold. Once Jingzhou was destroyed, the danger of Jiangdong would be imminent. Zhou Yu wrote to Sun Quan, believing that betraying the alliance between Jingwu would seriously damage the reputation of Jiangdong and Wuhou, and urged Sun Quan to engage in caution.
However, the Jiangdong Civil Affairs Group led by Zhang Zhao and Zhuge Jin strongly supported Cao Cao's plan. They believed that the situation should be judged and avoided the Cao army's edge. Zhang Zhao even believed that Jingzhou was the enemy of Jiangdong in the world, and that Cao's army should be used to destroy Jingzhou and create conditions for Jiangdong to seize Jingzhou.
Zhang Zhao's plan was supported by military veterans such as Cheng Pu and Han Dang. They also believed that Jingzhou was the largest enemy in Jiangdong. Once Jingzhou successfully united Wu to fight Cao, Liu Jing would become a big shot, which would inevitably seriously threaten Jiangdong's security. Only by using Cao's army to eliminate Liu Jing is the best strategy.
Whether it is support or opposition, in the past two days, the small county of Qichun has become a battlefield for the Jiangdong War and the struggle between the two factions, while Sun Quan lives in a large mansion and closes the door of the mansion, and no one sees him.
At night, light rain fell in Qichun County, and the drizzle fell like a needle, covering Qichun, the Yangtze River City in the drizzle and mist. As Wu Hou and a large number of senior officials from Jiangdong moved in, Qichun County implemented a night ban. After nightfall, the streets were empty, and only a team of soldiers patrolled back and forth in this small county.
As night fell, a group of Jiangdong soldiers surrounded Zhou Yu, the commander-in-chief of the navy, and entered the county town. On the horse's back, Zhou Yu seemed to be worried. He lived on the warship by the river, but this was his fourth time in two days, but he never gained anything.
He had just received an emergency information. Liu Jing personally led the Jiangxia army to defeat Cao's army in Anlu County, and the 30,000 Cao's army stationed in Anlu County were wiped out. This news made Zhou Yu extremely excited. He knew in his heart that this was Liu Jing's clear signal to Wu Hou.
At this time, Zhou Yu rushed into the city and wanted to tell the news to the Marquis of Wu. After a moment, Zhou Yu came to Jichun Garden where Wu Hou lived, which was the largest mansion in Qichun County. He saw several officials gathered in front of the gate, holding umbrellas, including Gu Yong, Yu Fan, Zhang Wen and Bu Zhi. It seemed that they also wanted to see Marquis of Wu but were unable to enter the mansion.
"Governor Zhou is here!" Someone shouted, and everyone immediately came up.
Everyone bowed their hands to see him, and Gu Yongxian asked, "Are Gongjin here to persuade Wu Hou?"
"No, I'm here to report military information to the Marquis of Wu." Zhou Yu smiled. He didn't want to turn against these civil servants directly, and tried his best to remain restrained.
"Wu Houtui said he was sick and no one saw him. We have been here for half an hour and are not allowed to enter. The governor is so confident, but if there is any major information to report to Wu Hou?" Yu Fan asked tentatively.
"There is no major information, just because the Yangtze River rises, which is not good for the navy. I want to discuss with Wu Hou to change the station."
"Could Gongjin want to change his residence in Zhucheng at Liu Jing's invitation?"
Faced with the various tentative interrogations of these officials, Zhou Yu finally couldn't help it. He smiled and said, "Shuiqing is urgent, please report to Mr. Wu first. If you have time, I will discuss topics that everyone is interested in."
He bowed his hand and urged the horse to go to the door of the mansion. Everyone had to dodge and watch Zhou Yu get off the horse and walk up the steps, and handed a document to the guards at the gate. Everyone whispered that if there were small things like the rise of the Yangtze River, Wu Hou would definitely not see anyone, but Zhou Yu was so confident that something big must have happened.
Sure enough, a guard came out of the mansion and bowed to Zhou Yu and said, "Marty Wu asked General Zhou to come in!"
More than a dozen civil servants were immediately in an uproar. Gu Yong, Yu Fan and others looked at each other, and felt suspicious. Zhang Wen said anxiously: "Things must change. You guys, let's go see the military advisor!"
Everyone agreed. At this time, it was probably only Zhang Zhao could see Marquis Wu. Everyone made a quick decision and turned around and headed towards Zhang Zhao's residence.
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In front of the small window, Sun Quan silently watched the drizzle in the dark night. He was quite upset these days. On the one hand, he was still unsure of his mind, so he leaked the content of the secret letter. The leak of the secret letter caused an uproar, and the persuasion of various forces to him made him annoyed.
On the other hand, Jiang Xia on the other side of the Yangtze River had no news, which made him feel a little disappointed. He knew that Lu Su had sued Liu Jing, but except for the news that Liu Jing rushed to Xiakou, no information came.
However, Zhou Yu sent a piece of intelligence to cheer up his spirits just now. A big battle broke out in Anlu County. He immediately understood that this was the result of Liu Jing rushing to Xiakou. He is now eager to know the situation in Anlu County.
At this time, a guard reported at the door: "Governor Zhou is here!"
"Please come in!" Although Sun Quan also knew that meeting Zhou Yu would make the civil servants dissatisfied, he couldn't take care of it at this time.
Soon, Zhou Yu walked into the attic and bowed and said, "See Marquis Wu!"
Seeing that Zhou Yu's robe was wet, Sun Quan smiled and said, "The rain outside seems to be quite heavy! Gongjin will change his clothes first! Don't feel bad."
He waved his hand and ordered the guard to take Zhou Yu to change his clothes. Soon, Zhou Yu changed his clothes and came out. Then the two of them sat down. At this time, Sun Quan and Zhou Yu had already adjusted their mentality by changing clothes, and both calmed down.
Sun Quan picked up the teacup and slowly drank the hot tea, waiting for the news brought by Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu pondered for a moment: "The subordinates received the exact information. Liu Jing led tens of thousands of troops to defeat Cao's army in Anlu County. Thirty thousand Cao's army was wiped out. Even the commander Zhao Yan surrendered to Jiangxia's army."
Sun Quan couldn't help but shake his hand, and a little tea splashed out. He stared at Zhou Yu with sharp eyes, "Is your information reliable? Zhao Yan actually surrendered to Jiang Xia."
"Absolutely reliable! The news received by his subordinates, Zhao Yan was appointed as the governing center of Jingzhou."
Sun Quan didn't say a word for a long time. The news shocked him. Zhao Yan actually surrendered to Jiang Xia. Is he so optimistic about Jiang Xia?
Moreover, the strength shown by the Jiangxia army in Anlu County is not underestimated. It actually wiped out all 30,000 Cao troops overnight, which made Sun Quan's confidence that he had slightly leaned towards Cao Cao began to shake again.
Zhou Yu had already noticed the subtle changes in the lord's mentality. He was secretly happy and said, "Cao's army came from afar and was not accustomed to water battles. Although he was temporarily trained in Jiangling, it actually had no meaning. At most, he would no longer be seasick when riding a boat. As for water battles, they were still far from it. As long as Jingzhou and Jiangdong were closely united in this battle, they would definitely defeat Cao's army. Lord! Let's not hesitate anymore."
Sun Quan paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back. At this time, he was already in a state of confusion. The little thought that had just been cleared was disrupted by the sudden news from Anlu County, which made him fall into confusion again.
"Gongjin, go first! Let me think about it again." Sun Quan sighed.
"I'm leaving!"
Zhou Yu knew that he needed to give Sun Quan time to consider, so he bowed and hurriedly left.
Walking out of the mansion, Zhou Yu saw Lu Su rushing towards him with an umbrella through the hazy rainy night, "Zi Jing, what's going on?" Zhou Yu asked with a smile.
"It turns out that Gongjin is also here. I am here to report to the Marquis of Wu and Liu Jing sent an envoy."
Zhou Yu was stunned. Why was it just an envoy coming? Did Liu Jing himself not plan to come to see Marquis Wu?
Lu Su seemed to know his doubts and smiled and said, "Of course Liu Jing is coming, the messenger is coming to contact the specific meeting."
Zhou Yu nodded, "You go! Mr. Wu should meet you."
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Zhou Yu left, only Sun Quan was left in the room. He tried his best to calm himself down. Now he needed to figure out all the clues so that he could weigh the pros and cons.
He had once tended to accept the conditions offered by Cao Cao, but the battle of Jiangxia's army in Anlu County made him suddenly realize that it seemed that the strength of the Jiangxia army was no less than that of the Jiangdong army, which made Sun Quan hesitate. If he betrayed the alliance and Cao Cao was sitting in Jiangling and watched the tiger fight, and waited for Jingzhou and Jiangdong to fight both sides, he would come to get a bargain again. Will this be the case?
While thinking, a guard reported at the door, "Report to the Marquis of Wu and Deputy Governor Lu have urgent matters to ask for a meeting!"
Sun Quan wanted to see Lu Su now, and then smiled and said, "Please come in!"
Soon, the guards led Lu Su into the room, and Lu Su bowed and bowed, "I'm going to see the Marquis of Wu."
"Zi Jing is here just in time, please sit down!"
Lu Su sat down, he wanted to report that Liu Jing had sent an envoy to come, but when he saw that Sun Quan seemed to have something to say, he held back first. Sun Quan glanced at him and said lightly: "Just just now, Gongjin told me a piece of news that Liu Jing defeated Cao's army in Anlu County, and even Cao's army Zhao Yan surrendered to Jiangxia. Do you know this?"
Lu Su was stunned and shook his head and said, "I don't know about this."
Sun Quan fell into deep thought, and Lu Su didn't dare to disturb him, so he just sat quietly aside. After a while, Sun Quan woke up from his thoughts and smiled apologetically: "I ignored you, is there anything important to Zi Jing?"
"I want to report to the Marquis of Wu. Liu Jing sent Liu Min, an intern, to come as an envoy. He just arrived at the dock."
Sun Quan asked with a smile: "Have Liu Jing returned to Wuchang?"
"It should be still in Xiakou. I guess I will return to Wuchang tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Liu Min will come to arrange the details of the meeting between the provincial governor and Wuhou."
"So that's the case, then I won't accept him anymore. You will be in charge of the details of the meeting with him. I will leave this matter to you."
"I obey the order!"
The room was silent, but Sun Quan did not let Lu Su say goodbye. He pondered for a moment and sighed, "Zijing, I'm upset!"
Lu Su said respectfully: "The troubles of Wu Hou lies in the entanglements of various interests. Everyone wants to influence Wu Hou to realize their own interests, but few people consider Wu Hou's interests."
"Is Zijing beneficial?"
"There are also benefits for me. I hope that Jiangdong will establish a country, and the Marquis of Wu will be the founding king, and the minister of Wu will be the founding minister, and it will be famous in history. My descendants can be said a thousand years later. I am the descendant of the founding Duke of Lu!
Sun Quan laughed, "Zijing is the one who is the one who is responsible!"
After pondering for a while, Sun Quan asked again: "What are the benefits of Zibu, Demou and others?"
Lu Su sighed for a while, "If Cao Cao took Jiangdong, Lu Su and his fellow villagers, he would not lose his official position and be granted titles and titles. Of course, they did not want to take the risk of fighting with Cao's army, but if the Marquis of Wu surrender, how could they be resettled? The car was only one car, and never only a few people, and he was granted the titles of a mere vain marquis to survive. Liu Cong of Jingzhou was in front. Can the Marquis of Wu be seen?"
Chapter completed!